A few years back while traveling in Big Sur, a friend and I wandered into
the final days of a Rainbow gathering. They were industriously and
energetically cleaning all debri, trash and left behind articles.
Things were being separated for recycling and articles that could be re-used
were being distributed amoung the crew or packaged and shipped to charities.
This has been my only contact with a rainbow gathering and I was impressed
at the coordinated efforts that were being made to leave the place in better
condition that they found it.
Is it possible that the person who is making this accusation can give
specific times and dates as to when he has viewed these problems with
rainbow gatherings and perhaps somehow via the rainbow network the word
can get back to the people who are sponsering these events back east.
Honestly though from what I've seen of Rainbow people I find his accusations
a little hard to believe.